So today my dad decided he is tired of upgrading his old 1.6GHz P4 (lawl) and has decided to buy a new computer (wooo)

He said to me ok I'm going down to tesco to get one now........I was like lets see the specs.
Memory512MB DDR2
Operating SystemWindows Vista™ Home Basic
ProcessorIntel celeron D Processor 356
Type of Speakers2.1
PCI Express4 slots
GraphicsATI radeon xpress 200
Hard Drive80GB
Number of USB Ports6

£289.94

I told him no and slapped him.....

I told him I could make a far better computer for less. He said it wasnt possible cause he is a dumbass.

So here is what I came up with - Remeber they are not going to be playing games at all, my dad uses my computer for that Just a basic web surfing/Multitasking/Music/Emails etc etc

What do you guys think? I'm trying to keep it around £200 to really impress him

I've just found out about it from another thread. It has integrated VID (some 7100-like) and according to that review it even OCs (not that your father would care, mine surely doesn't). It would best the Gf4 MX you were thinking imo.

*EDIT With the 40$ of economy get a huge HDD My dad is fond of his rig 'cause nobody at work has that much amount of "memory"...

I don't understand why everyone is recommending the amd rig. Care to explain?

Okay, think about this. The C2D will last longer and your dad said he is tired of upgrading. Even if it is a budget rig, that cheap and you might as well get the best thing if its a couple dollars more.